11th Annual Lake Travis Relay Adds First Responder Category
The American Swimming Association, LLC is pleased to announce that a First Responder category has been added to the 11th Annual Lake Travis Relay.
Swimming Canada launches Distance Swim Program To Develop 2020 Olympic Hopefuls
Swimming Canada has launched its Female Endurance/Distance Swimming Program with the objective to develop contenders in the longer distance pool events for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
3 foes of Open Water Swimmers and how to avoid them
Ah summertime – friends, picnics, suntans and warm water; a great time to do some open water swimming. With all…
Beautiful Barbados Plays Host to International Championship Swim Meets
The next Open Water event on the calendar is the Barbados Open Water Festival scheduled for November 2nd 2014 in Carlisle Bay (1.5km & 5km races) and open to all swimmers from recreational to elite.
USA Swimming Announces Open Water Rosters for Pan Pacs, Jr Pan Pacs, and Jr OW Championships
Olympian Alex Meyer will be a part of the men’s team for the 2014 Pan Pac Championships.
7 ways to keep it safe at the beach and in the open water
Swimming is a great sport and swimmers are a unique breed. Swimmers train hard and work through all sorts of…
Germany wraps 2014 Open Water Swimming Nationals
Germany is home to many great open water swimmers and the past week saw a monumental showing of German swimmers…
Ashley Twichell Undergoing Surgery on Partially-Torn Rotator Cuff
USA Swimming National Team open water swimmer Ashley Twichell is undergoing surgery on Monday.
Veteran Open Water Swimmer Stephen Robles Attacked By Great White Shark off California Coast
Experienced open water swimmer, and former LA County Lifeguard, Steve Robles was attacked by a great white shark while swimming off…
Canada Names Junior Open Water Squad – Jr. Pan Pacs and FINA Jr. Worlds
Swimming Canada used the beautiful Flowers Sea Swim in the Cayman Islands to select their Junior FINA Open Water and…
5 great open water swims in the U.S. for your swimming calendar
It’s that time of year up here in the northern hemisphere; summer time! With hot weather, lot’s of daylight and warmer water it’s big time open water season. With that in mind here’s some of our favorite open water swimming events.
FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2014 calendar: 3rd Leg is Done
3rd Leg, Setubal: Newcomer Jarrod Poort took out the men’s race in 1 hour 52 minutes, closely followed by regular performer Allan do Carmo, and 2012 Olympic silver medallist Thomas Lurz.
Not just Soccer – Brazilians on top in FINA Open Water Swimming World Cup Setubal Portugal
While a lot of the sporting world was focused on Brazil’s last minute win over Chile in the FIFA World Cup,…
Russian Open Water Swimming 10K selects Team for European Champs
Russian open water swimmers competed in the Istra Resevoir on June 26th to contest their 10K national championships. The top…
RACE VIDEO: Watch Full Men’s, Women’s 10KM U.S. Open Water National Championship Videos
Two weeks ago, USA Swimming crowned their 2014 National Champions in the men’s and women’s 10km open water races. Among…
